Stephen Tyrone Williams joins the cast of the Off-Broadway revival of MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!; part three of the SignatureTheatre's focus on South African playwright Athol Fugard with direction by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
Seven-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin will provide music for the production. MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! runs May 1 - June 10 at The Linney Theatre in the Pershing Square Theatre Complex on 42nd Street in NYC. Stephen Tyrone Williams stars as Thambi Mbikwana 1 Comment The African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Andrew Dosunmu's RESTLESS CITY, which had its World Premiere at Sundance 2011. RESTLESS CITY will receive U.S. theatrical release April 27th. OVERVIEW: RESTLESS CITY is the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle, and falling in love is his greatest risk. Stephen Tyrone Williams is featured as Kareem.  Stephen Tyrone Williams co-stars on UNFORGETTABLE (Season 1, Episode #16: Blind Alleys) directed by Peter Werner this Tuesday, February 28th on CBS at 10/9c. UNFORGETTABLE: David Jacobs is an ex-Marine Corporal. He is suspected of being responsible for violently beating a local street-level drug dealer. Later, he is brought into the precinct for questioning when the drug dealer is found shot dead. He is the murder suspect Roe (Kevin Rankin) chases and kills in a questionable shooting. Stephen Tyrone Williams co-stars as David Jacobs.  The 20th Pan African Film Festival screens Kareem Mortimer's CHILDREN OF GOD in LA on February 10th and 14th with a Q&A with some of the cast. CHILDREN OF GOD: Bahamian Kareem Mortimer’s debut narrative feature tells the stories of three very different individuals: Lena (Margaret Laurena Kemp), the conservative, deeply religious wife of a secretly gay firebrand pastor; Jonny (Johnny Ferro), the conflicted and creatively-blocked white artist in search of himself; and Romeo, a handsome young black man hiding his sexuality from his close-knit and loving family. Stephen Tyrone Williams stars as Romeo.  Rehearsals begin for the World Premiere of Thomas Bradshaw's BURNING. Artistic Director of The New Group, Scott Elliott directs. BURNING: In emotionally charged intersecting stories, a contemporary black painter (Peter), who depicts shocking racial violence in his art but hides his race from the press, goes to Berlin for a gallery show. And in the mid-'80s an ambitious teenage boy, comes to New York to become an actor and is taken in by a gay couple as they are preparing the debut of a new Broadway play. -The New Group Stephen Tyrone Williams stars as Peter.
Kareem Mortimer's critically acclaimed CHILDREN OF GOD screens at BAMcinematek as part of their Creatively Speaking program this Sunday (9/18) in Brooklyn. CHILDREN OF GOD: Tells the story of three Bahamians: Lena (Margaret Laurena Kemp), a conservative, religious woman married to a closeted preacher, Johnny (Johnny Ferro), an emotionally blocked artist, and Romeo, a free-spirited musician who hides his sexuality from his family. Stephen Tyrone Williams stars as Romeo Fernander. Purchase TICKETS  Andrew Dosunmu's RESTLESS CITY will screen as part of the 15th Annual Urban World Film Festival Friday (9/16) and Saturday (9/17) in NYC. RESTLESS CITY: The story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle, and falling in love is his greatest risk. RESTLESS CITY was an official selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Stephen Tyrone Williams is featured as Kareem Media MVMT & ActNow Foundation presents The Soul of Brooklyn Short Film Showcase  Prep School Boys Cinema's STAG&DOE, winner of the 2010 HBO Short Film Competition, screens as part of The Soul of Brooklyn Short Film Showcase. STAG&DOE screens alongside shorts by: Keith Davis, Nikyatu Jusu, Darius Clark Monroe and other talented filmmakers followed by Q & A. STAG&DOE: On the eve of their wedding, Chris and Camille (Wilzette Borno) put their relationship to the test at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party. Stephen Tyrone Williams stars as Chris. Kareem Mortimer's CHILDREN OF GOD Kareem Mortimer's critically acclaimed CHILDREN OF GOD airs on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME On-Demand, & SHOWTIME Showcase.
CHILDREN OF GOD: Tells the story of three Bahamians: Lena (Margaret Laurena Kemp), a conservative, religious woman married to a closeted preacher, Johnny (Johnny Ferro), an emotionally blocked artist, and Romeo, a free-spirited musician who hides his sexuality from his family. Stephen Tyrone Williams stars as Romeo Fernander.  from Stag and Doe Prep School Boys Cinema's STAG&DOE, winner of the 2010 HBO Short Film Competition, airs month-long on HBO On-Demand, HBO Signature, and HBO Zone. STAG & DOE: On the eve of their wedding, Chris and Camille (Wilzette Borno) put their relationship to the test at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party. Stephen Tyrone Williams stars as Chris. | The NEXT One
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